Cape Race

Cape Race ( NST) is a point of land located at the southeastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada. Its name is thought to come from the original Portuguese name for this cape, "Raso", or "bare". The Cape appeared on early sixteenth century maps as Cape Raso and may derive from a cape of the same name at the mouth of the Tagus River in Portugal.

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Dense fogs, rocky coasts, and its proximity to trans-Atlantic shipping routes have resulted in many shipwrecks near Cape Race over the years. Cape Race is a flat barren point of land juting out into the Atlantic Ocean. It's clifts rising nearly vertical to 30.5 m (100 ft) above sea level. According to meteorological statistics it is shrouded in fog over 158 days of the year.

NST: NST may refer to:...

Avalon Peninsula: The Avalon Peninsula is a large peninsula (9,270 km²) that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland....

Newfoundland: :This is about the island in Canada. For the Canadian province formerly and still colloquially known as Newfoundland, see Newfoundland and Labrador. For other meanings of Newfoundland, see Newfoundland (disambiguation)....

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